Every 2006 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL Central, AL West, AL Wild Card, NL East, NL Central, NL West and NL Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran April 2 to October 1, 2006.
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AL East standings, 2006
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
New York Yankees (NYY)
97
65
.599
-
5-5
L2
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
87
75
.537
10
7-3
W2
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
86
76
.531
11
5-5
W1
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
70
92
.432
27
4-6
L1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB)
61
101
.377
36
3-7
L4
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 20 times.
The New York Yankees trailed by as many as 4 games on June 29, 2006.
The New York Yankees took first place for good on August 1, 2006.
The Boston Red Sox won 12 games in a row from June 16, 2006 to June 29, 2006, the longest run of the race.
The Boston Red Sox led by 4 games as late as July 4, 2006.
The New York Yankees led by as many as 12 games on September 27, 2006.
The New York Yankees went 26-15 from July 21, 2006 to September 3, 2006, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 9 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 67 of the 177 days played.
The New York Yankees spent 88 of the season's 183 charted days in first place.